the Porter House keeper to the due pitch, he entered into an argument with the old lady on Popery & Priestcraft.—Next turn’d his battery against the Quaker and gave him several emphatic oaths.—The Quaker was to be set down on the road,--but it seems he was going off without paying.—This furnish’d a matter of triumph for the rest of our gentry and particularly his opponent.—Before dark we arriv’d at Burlington and din’d or rather supp’d at the Stage-house.—After this we stepp’d on board a boat and sail’d gently down the Delaware.
   15th. Sunday. I had another wooden nap last night. On waking early this morning I found meself along side of a wharf in Philadelphia.—Mr. Bailey and I went ashore and stroll’d about the streets.—Met three suspicious-looking fellows who enquir’d what o’clock it was.—My companion snubb’d them up very shortly and we went on. We went on board again and slept ‘till daylight.—Left our baggage at one Redmond’s, an acquaintance of B.’s and went in search of a lodging. After a long and fruitless search we return’d to Redmond’s and breakfasted.—We were very well treated & were not suffer’d to pay, although the house was a tavern.—We took another walk.—At

 
 

King Lear, engraved by Dr. Anderson for an edition of Shakespeare, published by Messrs. Cooledge & Brother.